May 2026 Report

Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0439 for a maximum $2,000,000 reimbursement agreement with Sports Authority Foundation for contracted security personnel at FIFA World Cup Fan Fest events. [2]City Council — May 20 Council authorized a maximum $9,000,000 Stormwater Fund contract with Reliance Construction Services, L.P. for FY2026 Ditch Re-Establishment Work Order Contract No. 3 through Ordinance 2026-0408. [3]City Council — May 13 Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0395, a $325,000 fifth amendment to the City’s subrecipient agreement with The Salvation Army through April 30, 2027 for diversion services, emergency shelter, and homelessness-prevention services using Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Solutions Grant funds. [4]City Council — May 6

Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0388 establishing a High-Risk Apartment Inspection Program, including penalties and provisions declaring specified conduct unlawful. [4]City Council — May 6 Item 27 approved abandonment of portions of Temple Drive and associated easements to RLW Capital Holdings, LLC, in exchange for a $1,739,157 cash payment and replacement easements in the Temple Terrace Addition. [3]City Council — May 13 Item 29 adopted ORDINANCE 2026-0407 conveying a ±0.058-acre easement in Moore Acres Subdivision to Harris County for $43,027. [3]City Council — May 13

Council adopted a $865,991.46 appropriation for Buffalo Bayou East Park project enhancements and supplemental funding. [2]City Council — May 20 Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0427 appropriating $1,188,000.44 in City tax-increment funds for payment to the Medical Center Area Redevelopment Authority for Reinvestment Zone No. Twenty-Eight, the Medical Center Area Zone. [2]City Council — May 20 Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0389, amending Code of Ordinances Sections 6-27 and 6-29 concerning the BARC Foundation and approving amended BARC Foundation bylaws. [4]City Council — May 6

On May 27, 2026, Item #24 authorizing an increase in Southwest Houston Redevelopment Authority bond and note issuance for Districts C, F, J, and K was tagged by Council Members Pollard and Ramirez and received no final action. [1]City Council — May 27 On May 20, 2026, Item #14 proposing a $1,988,000 appropriation from the Fleet/Equipment Special Revenue Fund for vehicles and equipment was pulled by the Administration and not considered. [2]City Council — May 20 On May 13, 2026, Item #31 concerning a $2,801,521.80 amendment to Industrial TX Corp.'s contract for wastewater process-unit cleaning and evaluation services was pulled by the Administration and was not considered. [3]City Council — May 13

Council adopted Motion 2026-0276 confirming Alvin Johnson IV to Position Two of the Houston Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors for a term ending December 5, 2027. [2]City Council — May 20 Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0437 to allow members of the public to register to speak before City Council through an Online Request Form. [2]City Council — May 20 Item 34 repealed Code of Ordinances Section 18-37 concerning the limitation on repayment of personal loans from campaign contributions. [3]City Council — May 13

Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0408, establishing a $9,000,000 maximum Stormwater Fund contract with Reliance Construction Services, L.P. for FY2026 Ditch Re-Establishment Work Order Contract No. 3. [3]City Council — May 13 Council authorized acquisition of fee-simple or easement interests in two parcels for the Force Main Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project involving the Goodyear and Scarsdale lift stations, including authority to use eminent domain, through Ordinance 2026-0383. [4]City Council — May 6 Council approved an emergency payment of $301,895.32 from the Enterprise Fund to Tetra Tech, Inc. for emergency SCADA support services for Houston Public Works. [2]City Council — May 20

Council approved up to $345,600 in Grant Fund spending authority for Professional Grant Support Services for the Mayor’s Office of Homeland Security, awarded to The Response Group, LLC. [2]City Council — May 20 Ordinance 2026-0439 adopted a reimbursement agreement with the Sports Authority Foundation with a maximum $2,000,000 grant-funded amount for contracted security personnel for FIFA World Cup Fan Fest events. [2]City Council — May 20 Ordinance 2026-0440 adopted a $1,254,000 grant-funded interlocal agreement with Harris County for the Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grant Program. [2]City Council — May 20

Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0426 authorizing a maximum $7,676,250 grant-funded contract for Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction and Healthy Home Intervention Services. [2]City Council — May 20 Item 21 adopted Ordinance 2026-0388, amending Article IV of Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances regarding multifamily rental buildings. [4]City Council — May 6 Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0395, extending the City’s Subrecipient Agreement with The Salvation Army through April 30, 2027 and providing $325,000 in additional Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Solutions Grant funds for diversion services, emergency shelter, and homelessness-prevention services. [4]City Council — May 6

Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0415, appropriating $1,402,296.89 from the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund–Ad Valorem for a joint-participation agreement with Harris County on Campbell Road between Clay Road and Hempstead Highway in District A. [3]City Council — May 13 Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0403 authorizing a $999,528.80 maximum contract with MISTER SWEEPER LP for downtown street-sweeping services, with a three-year term and two one-year options funded by the Stormwater Fund. [3]City Council — May 13 Council approved an interlocal agreement with the Greater Southeast Management District for the Griggs Road Systemic Safety Improvements project under Ordinance 2026-0384. [4]City Council — May 6

Council adopted an agreement with Buffalo Bayou Partnership for project enhancements and supplemental funding for Buffalo Bayou East Park Projects in Districts B and H. [2]City Council — May 20 Ordinance 2026-0410 adopted a $758,750 appropriation from the Solid Waste Consolidated Construction Fund for the Northwest Transfer Station Project. [3]City Council — May 13 MOTION 2026-0247 adopted $1,222,450 in General Fund spending authority for CENTRAL LANDSCAPING AND MAINTENANCE through the Choice Partners Cooperative Purchasing Agreement. [4]City Council — May 6

Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0432 establishing the north and south sides of the 2400 block of Garapan Street, between Goldspier Street and Carver Street, as a Special Minimum Lot Size Block under Chapter 42. [2]City Council — May 20 Council adopted Motion 2026-0275 declining acceptance and rejecting dedication of an 11-foot-wide alley from Teetshorn Street north to its terminus in the Yeoman Addition, Parcel SY26-068, requested by John Shaddix and Shwila Corregan Ogden. [2]City Council — May 20 Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0394 approving the vacation and abandonment of the 15-foot-wide alley from Fargo Avenue south to Fairview Avenue in Block 13 of the Fairgrounds Extension Subdivision, Parcel SY18-041. [4]City Council — May 6